2014
Feasibility of a Newborn Screening and Follow-up Programme for Sickle Cell Disease among South Gujarat (India) Tribal Populations
Italia Y, Krishnamurti L, Mehta V, Raicha B, Italia K, Mehta P, Ghosh K, Colah R. Feasibility of a Newborn Screening and Follow-up Programme for Sickle Cell Disease among South Gujarat (India) Tribal Populations. Journal Of Medical Screening 2014, 22: 1-7. PMID: 25341880, DOI: 10.1177/0969141314557372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseSCD babiesCell diseaseNewborn screeningSevere clinical complicationsHigh fetal hemoglobinNewborn screening programsSickle cell disordersClinical presentationTribal populationClinical complicationsNatural courseScreening programNewborn babiesCell disordersXmn I polymorphismBabiesDiseaseHome careFetal hemoglobinHigh-performance liquid chromatographyRegular monitoringScreeningPopulationΑ-thalassaemiaPrevalence of the βS Gene Among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class Groups in Central India
Shrikhande A, Arjunan A, Agarwal A, Dani A, Tijare J, Gettig E, Krishnamurti L. Prevalence of the βS Gene Among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class Groups in Central India. Hemoglobin 2014, 38: 230-235. PMID: 25023085, DOI: 10.3109/03630269.2014.931287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCommunity screeningCell diseaseVasoocclusive crisisComprehensive care programHigh-risk individualsSickle cell traitPneumococcal infectionDisease counselingWorld patientsUndiagnosed casesHigh prevalencePremature mortalityRisk individualsOrgan toxicityCare programEthnic groupsCell traitPrevalenceInherited disorderDistrict of NagpurDiseaseScheduled TribesPatientsScreening
2011
Genetic counseling following the detection of hemoglobinopathy trait on the newborn screen is well received, improves knowledge, and relieves anxiety
Kladny B, Williams A, Gupta A, Gettig E, Krishnamurti L. Genetic counseling following the detection of hemoglobinopathy trait on the newborn screen is well received, improves knowledge, and relieves anxiety. Genetics In Medicine 2011, 13: 658-661. PMID: 21546841, DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e31821435f7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Coinheritance of α-thalassemia-1 and hemoglobin E/β0-thalassemia: Practical implications for neonatal screening and genetic counseling
Krishnamurti L, Chui D, Dallaire M, LeRoy B, Waye J, Perentesis J. Coinheritance of α-thalassemia-1 and hemoglobin E/β0-thalassemia: Practical implications for neonatal screening and genetic counseling. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1998, 132: 863-865. PMID: 9602201, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70319-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research